Talk:The Addams Family

Is it true that the characters in the Charles Addams cartoons did not have names - i.e., the character names first appeared in the television series. Mitch Robinson (talk) 14:47, 23 May 2013 (UTC)

Yes, most of the named were invented for the TV series. However, in 1962, a Manhattan company called Aboriginals Ltd made 3 rag dolls for FAO Schwarz. It’s been reported that Addams came up with the name Morticia, a friend suggested Wednesday (’s child is full of woe), but Pugsley was called Irving. No idea whose idea that was. 74.104.189.176 (talk) 16:25, 1 May 2021 (UTC)

@74.104.189.176 After 'Irving' I believe there was a period of time they were going to name him Pubert (now his baby brothers name). Do you know who came up with pugsley? QuaggaZebra13 (talk) 06:50, 26 April 2023 (UTC)

Sorry, my mistake. he was originally called Pubert but Aboriginals Ltd found the name unpalatable so it was rejected and changed to Irving for the dolls and pugsley for the TV series. QuaggaZebra13 (talk) 06:58, 26 April 2023 (UTC)

It looks like the info box that allows comments has been vandalized. In any case the comment within is not helpful.1archie99 (talk) 17:14, 12 November 2013 (UTC)

i love the adams familly — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.106.9.243 (talk) 11:23, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

Hi everyone,

I have deleted the link of this article to a spanish page, because there's not a caracter's spanish page of the Addams Family. I would say that in reality, the link that I have deleted, was directing to the spanish disambiguation page of The Addams Family.

Thanks, and sorry for my bad english (I'm from Spain). --Paso del lobo (talk) 18:35, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

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The lede says that Thing is a “disembodied hand”; I would say that that neglects the Thing in the New Yorker cartoons is not seen (it may even be limited to a single one-panel gag, of a “Beware of the Thing!” sign in a fence, in the manner of a “Beware of the Dog!” notice);and the fact that in the TV series, Thing is quite clearly “something” that lives inside a box, with the hand attached to an arm - part of the humour being that a much larger creature is housed in a too-small box, with access to many objects also too large to be housed there. Did Thing as a dismembered animate hand start in the movies, or did it have its origins elsewhere - print cartoon, TV animation, etc.? Jock123 (talk) 09:06, 11 April 2019 (UTC)

I always imagined Thing as living in a parallel space, interfacing with ours in the boxes, which are too small for more than a hand to pass. —Tamfang (talk) 22:33, 16 May 2023 (UTC)

I think the article does need a bit more to it to make it better. There's all the talk about backgrounds, and the various media outlets that the Addams have been in, but there's hardly much regarding a break-down of the main characters; in other words, a list of them and a brief, but still well detailed out passage of information about the member's respective role in the Family and a link to the article about them. This article lacks this, since it is aimed at being informative about the fictional family in question, and the media outlets naturally have their own articles (where applicable). GUtt01 (talk) 16:52, 2 October 2019 (UTC)

The characters changed somewhat from the original cartoons when put on TV and cinema. This article, it seems to me, is about the original cartoons and their legacy, so what you describe would be difficult, but not impossible. I am surprised that there is no suggestion here that the Addams family has contributed to making Halloween the most popular holiday in the US. It seems obvious to me. Wastrel Way (talk) Eric

It is said that an Addams Family episode was running on Cartoon Network TV but got interrupted to announce the death of Lady Diana, which became a "flashlight memory" for tens of thousands of shocked british kids. The article could discuss the event if it is true. 78.131.76.55 (talk) 21:59, 19 March 2020 (UTC)

The term flashlight memory was new to me, so I searched, and found flashbulb memory, which is also new to me but makes more sense to me – as I am old enough to remember flashbulbs. —Tamfang (talk) 22:30, 16 May 2023 (UTC)